ausgetreten
[ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]
The verdict
“ausgetreten” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,170 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #21,170
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch Drauftreten gelöscht, z.B. ein kleines Feuer, eine Zigarette
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ausgetreten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #21,170 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ausgetreten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ausgetreten is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,170 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ausgetreten, with forms such as "asugetreten", "augsetreten", and "ausegtreten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "austreten", "angetreten", "abgetreten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ausgetreten, spelled A-U-S-G-E-T-R-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Drauftreten gelöscht, z.B. ein kleines Feuer, eine Zigarette
- 2für Schuhe: abgenutzt, abgetreten
- 3durch vieles Darüberlaufen abgewetzt sein, z.B. Wege, Türschwellen, Treppen; so häufig belaufen, dass sich in einem Weg tiefe Spuren gebildet haben, weil viele Leute dort gelaufen sind
- 4für die Zukunft nach einem bekannten Verfahren planend oder einer altbekannten Methode folgend
- 5aus einem Behälter oder einer Leitung entwichen seiend (z.B. eine Flüssigkeit, ein Gas) mit Gefahren für die Umwelt oder Leben
- 6etwas (z.B. eine Mitgliedschaft, eine Zugehörigkeit zu einer Organisation) beendet habend
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asugetreten,augsetreten,ausegtreten,ausgerteten,ausgeterten,ausgetreetn,ausgetretenn,ausgetretne,ausgetretten,ausgetrreten,ausgetrteen,ausgettreten,ausggetreten,ausgtereten,aussgetreten,uasgetreten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ausgetreten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ausgetreten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-G-E-T-R-E-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “austreten” - see the side-by-side comparison. ausgetreten vs austreten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.